Show SNOWSTORM MINE SOLD mining news elk city idaho the snowstorm group of mining claims on red river z two miles and a half east ea t of elk city was sold friday of last week to J D weimer of salt lake city by J A coverley and ralph and walter pittock 0 C lapp the merchant of elk city stites and harpster negotiated the sale the price is not given but it is understood to be second only to that paid by the brad ley mackenzie company for the buster two years the agreement is that work shall be started on the property not later than the first of next march but min ing news is informed that a force of men will be put to work shortly after affet the first of the year A number of reputable mining engineers who have visited the snowstorm mine at different stages of its development have pronounced it one of the most promising gold properties they had ever seen five claims comprise the ali quartz tz property then there is a placer field of acres the quartz deposit is a bil bi porphyry dike with three parallel veins ruining through two tunnels one 70 feet and the other feet both run on the vein have explored one ore body to the depth of feet the ledge runs in width from froin two to five feet A strike of free gold was made in no I 1 tunnel last spring at a point feet from the portal which gave the richest specimen ore ever found in the elk city district the placer takes in some of the old red horse placer which was worked extensively years ago |